My balcony worm bin started making a weird hissing sound on Tuesday

I was adding some coffee grounds from my morning pot when I heard this low hiss coming from the corner. I opened the lid and saw the bedding was way too wet, basically soup. I realized I hadn't added any shredded paper for over a week, so there was nothing to soak up the extra liquid. I mixed in a whole newspaper and by Friday the sound was gone and it smelled fine again. Has anyone else had their compost make noises?

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the_lucas1mo ago

Guess my worms were trying to tell me they can't swim.

eva_thompson101mo ago

Oh man, that's a rough way to find out. Worms actually breathe through their skin, so they need it to stay moist. When they're in water, they can't get air and basically drown, even though it looks like they're swimming. It's more like they're panicking and trying to get out. Poor little guys.

hugo_nelson26d ago

Did you try misting the dirt more often to keep them from drying out?